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The West Temple

The West Temple, a peak in Utah
The West Temple, a peak in UtahElias Olcott Beaman / James Fennemore / John Karl Hillers · Public domain
The West Temple, a peak in Utah
George A. Grant · Public domain
The West Temple, a peak in Utah
George A. Grant · Public domain
The West Temple, a peak in Utah
George A. Grant · Public domain
The West Temple, a peak in Utah
George A. Grant · Public domain
The West Temple, a peak in Utah
John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0

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The West Temple rises to 2,383 m in Utah. The East Temple stands 2,356 m to the east, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sundial, a peak 0.4 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

The West Temple is a prominent 7,810-foot (2,380 m) mountain summit composed of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County of Utah, United States. The West Temple, the highest feature in Zion Canyon, was originally called "Temp-o-i-tin-car-ur", meaning "Mountain Without a Trail" by the Paiute people. It was called "Steamboat Mountain" by local Mormon settlers before 1934, when the USGS officially changed it to its present name, which was applied by John Wesley Powell during his explorations in 1872. West Temple is situated two miles northwest of Springdale, Utah, one mile northeast of Mount Kinesava, and two miles west of the park headquarters. It is one of the notable landmarks in the park. The nearest higher peak is Windy Peak, 10.46 miles (16.83 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Virgin River.

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Wikidata Q56279664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2383 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.21019, -113.02022

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Sundial: 0.4 mi
  • Third Mary: 0.5 mi
  • Second Mary: 0.6 mi
  • First Mary: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Kinesava: 1.1 mi
Springs: 51
  • Rimrock Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Grafton Wash Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Stave Spring (seasonal): 7.3 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Zion National Park: 1.9 mi
  • Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Emerald Pool: 4.4 mi
  • Middle Emerald Pool: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Emerald Pool: 4.5 mi
Parks: 41
  • Springdale Town Park: 1.6 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 8.1 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 8.7 mi
  • Virgin Town Park: 9.4 mi
  • Falls Park: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • The Streaked Wall: 2.2 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 14.2 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 14.8 mi
  • Hurricane Cliffs: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 3.3 mi
  • Double Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Menu Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Archangel Falls: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Double Arch Alcove: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of The West Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The East TempleE 79°2,356 m3.9 mi
Church MesaNNE 24°2,250 m3.6 mi
North Guardian AngelNNW 344°2,249 m7.6 mi
Meridian TowerNE 37°2,233 m1.8 mi
Greatheart MesaN 358°2,232 m6.8 mi
Mount KinesavaSW 215°2,186 m1.1 mi
The SundialNW 317°2,184 m0.4 mi
Inclined TempleN 8°2,162 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1320:1820:56
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:4316:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652586879858376635141
Precip in2.02.12.01.20.80.21.11.61.21.21.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 2 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1433449 — The West Temple, Washington County, Utah.

OpenStreetMap element node/356674572

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